Low-Cost “Barrel Feeder” For Lambs

Low-Cost “Barrel Feeder” For Lambs LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment Old 55-gal barrels can be converted into portable lamb feeders that cost almost nothing to build says Tom Neuberger Canistota S Dak     He removes the lid from a barrel and uses a torch to cut five 4 by 6-in holes into one side about 1 ft from the bottom “I cut a steel plate to size and place it against the barrel so I can draw lines for the holes Then I cut them out ” says Neuberger He then places the barrels against a fence or building and dumps 5-gal buckets of ground feed into them “Each barrel can feed up to 5 lambs at a time ” says Neuberger “I use the barrels on lambs from the time they’re weaned until their heads are too big to fit into the holes The holes are too small for their mothers “Placing the barrels against a fence or building makes it less likely the lambs can tip them over However as the lambs grow they can get their head stuck inside the hole and tip the barrel over as they struggle to get out I make sure not to keep the barrels outside for too long so that doesn’t happen ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Neuberger 45052 260th St Canistota S Dak 57012 ph 605 296-3314

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